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Dr. Elizabeth Janzen

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Associate Director, Texas A&M Kingsville School of Music

Dr. Elizabeth Janzen is Associate Director of the School of Music and Associate Professor of Flute at Texas A&M University – Kingsville and performs as a recitalist, chamber musician and clinician across North America. A native of Newfoundland, Canada, she pursued formal studies at the University of Toronto with Susan Hoeppner and at the Manhattan School of Music, with Linda Chesis. She gave her debut recital at Carnegie Hall in 2005 and was praised in the New York Concert Review for “…velvety tone radiating from her flute…” and her “…impressive technical abilities…” In 2007 she was invited to be the first flute fellow in The Academy, a post-graduate program developed by Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School. Dr. Janzen serves as 2nd flutist with the Victoria Symphony, TX and she has performed internationally with a number of chamber ensembles including The Fireworks Ensemble, DeCoda, Dark X Five and Vista Trio. She is a Burkart Artist.

June 16, 2023

The Importance of Empowering Young Women in Music with Dr. Elizabeth Janzen

We talk about the importance of creating a safe space in music for young women to feel empowered and thrive as individuals and how creating an all-women based camp can impact the future generation.